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• the actual tour was very basic and nothing special to mention. Lots of hype about Galapagos which is a tourist trap

  sukumar m,

  Dec 11, 2023

  - Viator

  2.00

  nothing worth mentioning. Lunch was like in a penny hotel bare minimum Beach stop/ snorkeling was very basic

• Floreana is a must see

  Ethan B,

  Sep 10, 2023

  - Viator

  5.00

  Getting to experience the amount of sea turtles in one area was fantastic. Our guide was very knowledgeable and able to share that. He made sure to include the few non Spanish speakers. All in all, it was a good day.

• Good experience, more information in advance would be great

  Cathal O,

  Aug 1, 2023

  - Viator

  4.00

  Ron was a very informative guide, it was very interesting to see the turtles and learn the history of Floreana island. Snorkelling with turtles and sea lions was super fun and entertaining. We would highly recommend this tour, points to note below: More information about equipment would have been good, e.g. bring swimming shoes as you will walk between two snorkel sites, also bring your own fins if you want to get more out of the snorkelling, bring bug repellent. The transfer to floreana is on a regular shuttle boat not a tour specific one.

• All time worst.

  EmanuellH,

  Jun 6, 2023

  - Viator

  2.00

  This is so far the worst tour I took in Galapagos. I'll explain: To start, it seems like the agency just sold me a ticket to another tour, and taking insane commission. Others on my boat, paid 100 dollars less. Naively I thought I was booking a better tour, as the description was nicer but none were portrayed during the day. I paid 235 dollars, and upon arrival to the meeting point was asked to pay a port tax, I don't mind paying 2 more dollars but I paid so much and this was not written, the guide then said it said so under the exclusions for the trip. It was not. I had mentioned I am a vegetarian that only eats dairy and vegetables, no other animal products and was given an omelette for lunch, so I ate rice with beans on a different plate, as I'm strictly avoiding eggs. At the meeting point, we waited for almost an hour, then the "late" passengers showed up finally and we found out they were just given a later time. The tour include much explanation but the guide had to explain everything in Spanish (first) and then again in English, sometimes going on and on in Spanish for so long - it made a walk that should have taken maybe 45 min to stretch on to almost two hours. It was unbearable. Keep in mind there's no seating places throughout this place so you stand for so long, eaten by mosquitoes. We were 9 English speakers to 5 Spanish speakers and I think it says it all. All in all the guide was doing his best at a very unpleased audience. He was in fact very well informed and quite a delight, lucky for them this was the only sole reason not to seek out a refund. It was obviously not his fault that the agency was scheming with a more lush description of the same poorly executed, terribly operated tour. The boat there was a speed boat that took much longer than had been said, the boatier was wreckless and the waves were way too much for this vessel. 3 people vommited. I was sure I'm booking for a much much nicer facilities and operation. This was for me the worst tour I have yet to take on Viator. And in Galapagos in particular. I paid so much for this after saving for this trip for so long, this is hardly the value for this much money that I have expected. And clearly I could have paid via other agencies half of what I paid. Maybe for much much less this would not have felt all that scammy and manipulative.

• Great opportunity to swim with penguins but take cash for extra costs

  Marcia J,

  May 31, 2023

  - Viator

  3.00

  Surprised by extra costs for water taxis and government tourism taxes. Guide not up to usual exceptional standard, but he did his best for us to swim with penguins!